Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question

Author
Post
Essentials Only Full Version
dlesaux
Max Output Level: -70 dBFS
  • Total Posts : 1034
  • Joined: 2009/09/13 09:25:18
  • Status: offline
2015/02/12 05:38:37 (permalink)

Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question

Mix magazine has a positive review of Sonar this month but one thing caught my attention. They state that the yearly membership rate for Sonar Platinum will be $499 yearly.  Is that correct?

Peace!
Daniel

Sonar Platinum - 2017.10 and PreSonus Studio One 3.5.5
Windows 10 64 bit
Studiocat Skylake Desktop PC with Intel i7 6700k processor @ 4.20 GHz / 16G RAM 
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface and Cakewalk UM-2G Midi Interface
Check out my website
#1

9 Replies Related Threads
    Sanderxpander
    Max Output Level: -36.5 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 3873
    • Joined: 2013/09/30 10:08:24
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 05:51:06 (permalink)
    No, and it's unfortunate that they report it that way. It's 499 for the first year and 199 after that. Still comparable to the prices before the membership appeared. Especially if you pay up front like you would for a "normal" software purchase.
    #2
    dlesaux
    Max Output Level: -70 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1034
    • Joined: 2009/09/13 09:25:18
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 06:10:49 (permalink)
    Cakewalk may want to have Mix clarify that statement then.  That's a shame! Once it's out there, it's hard to correct..

    Peace!
    Daniel

    Sonar Platinum - 2017.10 and PreSonus Studio One 3.5.5
    Windows 10 64 bit
    Studiocat Skylake Desktop PC with Intel i7 6700k processor @ 4.20 GHz / 16G RAM 
    Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface and Cakewalk UM-2G Midi Interface
    Check out my website
    #3
    mudgel
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 12010
    • Joined: 2004/08/13 00:56:05
    • Location: Linton Victoria (Near Ballarat)
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 06:28:11 (permalink)
    It's just the Retail Price for Platinum for a first time buyer, after that like usual you're on upgrade prices. Exactly as it has been for years. It so $199 for upgrade. They just didn't clarify that $499 was the first year if you didn't have a previous version of Sonar. So they were kind of right but not completely.

    Mike V. (MUDGEL)

    STUDIO: Win 10 Pro x64, SPlat & CbB x64,
    PC: ASUS Z370-A, INTEL i7 8700k, 32GIG DDR4 2400, OC 4.7Ghz.
    Storage: 7 TB SATA III, 750GiG SSD & Samsung 500 Gig 960 EVO NVMe M.2.
    Monitors: Adam A7X, JBL 10” Sub.
    Audio I/O & DSP Server: DIGIGRID IOS & IOX.
    Screen: Raven MTi + 43" HD 4K TV Monitor.
    Keyboard Controller: Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88.
    #4
    dlesaux
    Max Output Level: -70 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1034
    • Joined: 2009/09/13 09:25:18
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 08:22:50 (permalink)
    Their exact wording is as follows:
    "SONAR is now available in a membership model: $49.99 per month, or $499 annually, will buy you a slice of some SONAR Platinum."
    That is indeed very misleading and makes SONAR look pretty expensive on an ongoing basis. This may turn off prospective buyers. Oh well.. 
     

    Peace!
    Daniel

    Sonar Platinum - 2017.10 and PreSonus Studio One 3.5.5
    Windows 10 64 bit
    Studiocat Skylake Desktop PC with Intel i7 6700k processor @ 4.20 GHz / 16G RAM 
    Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface and Cakewalk UM-2G Midi Interface
    Check out my website
    #5
    pwalpwal
    Max Output Level: -43 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 3249
    • Joined: 2015/01/17 03:52:50
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 09:53:13 (permalink)
    they probably want to review the software rather than the pricing options, hence the brevity
    #6
    aidanodr
    Max Output Level: -81 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 454
    • Joined: 2013/10/12 12:12:58
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 09:56:06 (permalink)
    Link to Mix Magazine article ( I think this is the one? )

    http://www.mixonline.com/news/daw-recorders/cakewalk-sonar-platinum/423611
     
     
    #7
    dlesaux
    Max Output Level: -70 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1034
    • Joined: 2009/09/13 09:25:18
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 11:09:16 (permalink)
    Yup! That's the one.. Very positive review altogether!

    Peace!
    Daniel

    Sonar Platinum - 2017.10 and PreSonus Studio One 3.5.5
    Windows 10 64 bit
    Studiocat Skylake Desktop PC with Intel i7 6700k processor @ 4.20 GHz / 16G RAM 
    Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface and Cakewalk UM-2G Midi Interface
    Check out my website
    #8
    tecknot
    Max Output Level: -75 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 766
    • Joined: 2004/10/31 17:09:29
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 11:39:00 (permalink)
    dlesaux
    Their exact wording is as follows:
    "SONAR is now available in a membership model: $49.99 per month, or $499 annually, will buy you a slice of some SONAR Platinum."
    That is indeed very misleading and makes SONAR look pretty expensive on an ongoing basis. This may turn off prospective buyers. Oh well.. 
     


    You are right!  It should read "SONAR is now available in a membership model:  $499 upfront or $49.99 a month for the first year and then $199 upfront or $19.99 a month for the following year."  And perhaps add, "or upgrade from X Pro at $199 upfront or $19.99 monthly..."
     
    Kind regards,
     
    tecknot
    #9
    AT
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 10654
    • Joined: 2004/01/09 10:42:46
    • Location: TeXaS
    • Status: offline
    Re: Mix Magazine Sonar Review / Membership Price Question 2015/02/12 11:50:54 (permalink)
    Most magazines today are very content light w/ strict word limits.  To explain Cakewalk's pricing structure accurately burns through a lot of space and is complex so editors try to shorten it.  And we all know that we find the real price online anyway and try to shave a few bucks off.
     
    @

    https://soundcloud.com/a-pleasure-dome
    http://www.bnoir-film.com/  
     
    there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
    24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
    #10
    Jump to:
    © 2025 APG vNext Commercial Version 5.1